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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Mike Pompeo<info@pompeo.org>
Reply-To: mikepompeo58530@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:21:57 -0800
Subject: U.S Department of State

U.S Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520.


Attention My Dear

Your ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped Through USPS To Your Address I am Mr.Mike
Pompeo, United States Secretary of State by profession. This is to inform you
officially that after our investigations with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other Security
Agencies in the Country for the Begin 2018, we discovered that you have not
receive your fund. I have made it my first point of call since taking
office to
settle all Outstanding Payments accrued to Individuals or Corporations with
respect to local and overseas contract payment, Debt Rescheduling and
Outstanding Compensation payment.

This is to make sure all Outstanding payments are settled Begin of this
fiscal
year 2018. On Behalf of the entire staff of the U.S. Department of State and
the United Nations in collaboration with World Bank, we apologize for the
delay
of your contract payment, Winning or Inheritance funds from most of African
Countries and all the inconveniences you encountered while pursuing this
payment.

However, from the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment
with the
U.S Secretary of State, your name was discovered as next on the list of the
outstanding payment who has not yet received their payments. Note that
from the
record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is $40, 800,000.00
(Forty
Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) loaded in an ATM Visa Card that
allows
you to make a daily maximum withdrawal limit of $20,000 TWENTY Thousand
Dollars).

I have your file here in my office and it says that you are yet to receive
your
fund valued at $40,800,000.00 (Forty Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars).
This Funds will now be delivered to your designated address or your preferred
payment option.

We have perfected all modules on how to bring this fund to your house without
any problem, but be aware that United Nations and the United States
Government
has only authorized my office to release the Sum of $40,800,000.00 to you as
true beneficiary of the Fund.

Note that your loaded ATM Visa Card will be mailed to you through Priority
Mail
Express (USPS) to your designated address immediately you admit full
compliance
to this email. with the irrevocable LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED FEE of $98USD
today
to Country OF ORIGIN FEDERAL OF NIGERIA,

NOTE: Every documentation proof for your fund have been packaged and seal
to be
mailed together with your Visa Card to your address. Therefore, the only
obligation required of you by the laws of the Government of United States and
the financial Monetary Policy of the Supreme Court, states that; you as a
beneficiary must officially obtain the irrevocable LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED from
the Supreme Court of NIGERIA, as a means to justify the legitimacy,
transparency
and clean bill of funds from country of Origin so that by the time your funds
gets to you, no authority will question the funds as it has been legally
certified free from all financial Malpractices and facets. The LEGAL STAY OF
PROCEED is valued at a cost of just ($98USD) The fee payment can be made via
Money Gram- western union or Ria only, to below stated information.

Receiver Name: Okafor Bartholomew Ekene
Country :: Nigeria
City : Lagos
Amount : $98 USD

After you make the payment, then kindly fill the below details or attach
to us
the payment slip.

MTCN:
Senders name Address:

As soon as the above mentioned details are received, The LEGAL STAY OF
PROCEED
will be secured on your behalf immediately. I need all the compliance that I
can get from you to ensure we get this project accomplished. Personally, I am
very sorry for the delay you have gone through in the past years. Thanks for
adhering to this instructions which are meant for your sole benefit, once
again
accept my congratulations in advance.

Thanks for your cooperation as your quick response to this email notice with
adherence to the above instructions is highly anticipated.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Mike Pompeo
mikepompeo58530@yahoo.com
U.S Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520.

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